Wåhlin Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wåhlin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wåhlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden7281:13,5261,164
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Norway91:571,36544,190
England21:27,859,030389,889
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Wåhlin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wåhlin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wåhlin is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wåhlin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wåhlin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 444,963rd most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,501,364 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wåhlin reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Wåhlin is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 728 people, or 1 in 13,526. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 30 percent live, Skåne County, where 11 percent live and Östergötland County, where 10 percent live. Outside of Sweden it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 3 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Wåhlin Last Name Statistics demography

Wåhlin earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.11% less than the national average, earning 283,407 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wålin9119/
Whlin911/
Wåhlén83130/
Våhlin8374/
Wåhlen836/
Wåglin835/
Whålin831/
Whlien830/
Wchlin830/
Wlin8017/
Whln801/
Wæhling776/
Wåhleng772/
Wålen7318/
Hwlin732/
Wllin731/
Whlen730/
Willin67446/
Wellin67310/
Weglin67222/
Våhlén6739/
Våglin6716/
Wln6713/
Wlling677/
Wiglin675/
Wllina671/
Hwling670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wåhlin
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